The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan

One of the characteristics of Japanese cities is that a lot of farmlands exist in the urban area. In addition, Japanese society is facing the issue of a depopulating society andit is thought that the demand for the urban land use will decrease. So it is necessary to show the direction of efficient u...

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Main Author: Yu Shibata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Technology
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Online Access:http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/1225
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description One of the characteristics of Japanese cities is that a lot of farmlands exist in the urban area. In addition, Japanese society is facing the issue of a depopulating society andit is thought that the demand for the urban land use will decrease. So it is necessary to show the direction of efficient utilization of the urban farmland for city planning. This study aims to clarify the amount of stock and the distribution of farmlands in the urban area and to clarify the characteristics of urban farmlands conservation efforts by new utilizations with new entities. The results of this study are as follows: 1) In the Kansai metropolitan area, 8,393 hectares of farmlands exist in 167,805 hectares of the Urbanization Promotion Area and the ratio of the farmland is 5.0%. 2) According to the literature search and the questionnaire survey, 9 types and 268 cases of the new utilizations of urban farmlands were collected in the Kansai metropolitan area. 3) As a result of the direct interview survey or hearing, it was clarified that the understanding offarmers and citizens is a big issue and the role of the intermediary organization is important to entrust the utilization and maintenance of abandoned farmlands by new entities.
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spelling doaj.art-3c2989c4e1d94335b0855c3d2978fe1b2023-01-02T05:51:17ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002014-01-0141152310.14716/ijtech.v4i1.12251225The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, JapanYu Shibata0Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, JapanOne of the characteristics of Japanese cities is that a lot of farmlands exist in the urban area. In addition, Japanese society is facing the issue of a depopulating society andit is thought that the demand for the urban land use will decrease. So it is necessary to show the direction of efficient utilization of the urban farmland for city planning. This study aims to clarify the amount of stock and the distribution of farmlands in the urban area and to clarify the characteristics of urban farmlands conservation efforts by new utilizations with new entities. The results of this study are as follows: 1) In the Kansai metropolitan area, 8,393 hectares of farmlands exist in 167,805 hectares of the Urbanization Promotion Area and the ratio of the farmland is 5.0%. 2) According to the literature search and the questionnaire survey, 9 types and 268 cases of the new utilizations of urban farmlands were collected in the Kansai metropolitan area. 3) As a result of the direct interview survey or hearing, it was clarified that the understanding offarmers and citizens is a big issue and the role of the intermediary organization is important to entrust the utilization and maintenance of abandoned farmlands by new entities.http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/1225City planning, Matching system, Multiple functions, Urban farmland, Urbanization Promotion Area
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The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan
International Journal of Technology
City planning, Matching system, Multiple functions, Urban farmland, Urbanization Promotion Area
title The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan
title_full The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan
title_fullStr The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan
title_full_unstemmed The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan
title_short The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan
title_sort utilization and maintenance of abandoned urban farmland in kansai metropolitan area japan
topic City planning, Matching system, Multiple functions, Urban farmland, Urbanization Promotion Area
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